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The future.
Everyone everywhere is connected at very high speed everywhere, all the time, for almost free.
The future lives in media.
Future Talks is an online video series jointly presented by Futurist speakers Gerd Leonhard and Glen Hiemstra, and by Media Conversations.
You can view all 11 Future Talks productions at FutureTalks.com.
Future Talks: Glen Hiemstra on the Future and Media
In this hour-long interview, media legend Ralph Simon and futurist speaker Glen Hiemstra discuss Glen’s book, Turning the Future Into Revenue, the concept of long-range futuring, and various trends and issues impacting media and our broader global culture.
To download this interview go to Media Conversations and follow the links there.
Episode 10: Future of Communication and Conversation
In this 14-minute interview, media legend Ralph Simon talks with futurist speaker Glen Hiemstra and media futurist Gerd Leonhard about the future of communicaiton. For the digital native generation communication has become part of the multitasking environment. Gerd and Glen discuss how these changes will affect the future of communication and conversation. While some of these new methods are creating a truncated form of conversing, video communications are creating a richer way to interact than older systems. They also talk about how the ability to carry on multiple conversations may mean that children may not have time for reflection and increases feelings of disconnection. Finally Glen and Gerd review where things will be in fifty years as other ways to communicate continue to be developed.
To download this interview go to Media Conversations and follow the links there.
Future Talks can be downloaded from iTunes. They are free podcast downloads. To optain via iTunes, go to the iTunes store in your iTunes application, and search the store for “Media Conversations.” When you see the CD-like symbol for the “Media Conversations” program from the Conversations Network, clicking on it will take you to the entire program list, which consists of ten downloadable podcast episodes.
You can find many more conversations about the future and the future of media at Media Conversations.
Glen Hiemstra is a futurist speaker, consultant, blogger, internet video show host and founder of Futurist.com. To arrange for a speech contact Futurist.com.
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